Category: Book Reviews

  • Lyres, Legends & Lullabies [book review]

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    4 & a half out of 5, this was marvellous! Key Aspects… [Disclaimer: I received an ARC copy of LLL] Lyres, Legends & Lullabies is a one-of-a-kind collection of 30 score compositions combined with extracts of fiction. But what to say about R. L. Davennor‘s debut book? I think I took more notes for this…

  • The Near Witch [book review]

    The Near Witch [book review]

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    3 & a half out of five, this was a good’un! Key Aspects… Well what can I say about The Near Witch? This has been my first introduction to VE Schwab… I’ve considered buying her books for a long time but prioritised others over hers as YA is not normally my preference. I knew that…

  • Wayfinder [book review]

    Wayfinder [book review]

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    5 out of 5, this series never disappoints! Key Aspects… I’m sure you’ve guessed by now that I’m Kaitlin Bellamy’s biggest nerdiest fan so naturally I loved every second of the third Mapweaver novel, Wayfinder. Fox’s journey from young boy desperate to join his father on the road, to powerful young man leading teams that…

  • Inkspice [book review]

    Inkspice [book review]

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    5 out of 5 again! Could this series BE any better? Key Aspects… Oh my, oh my, oh my… if you read my blog post on Monday you’ll be aware of how much I have fallen in love with Windswept by Kaitlin Bellamy. Well… luckily I had ordered the sequel in plenty of time for…

  • Windswept [book review]

    Windswept [book review]

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    Sophie Melissa
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    5 out of 5, a crazy perfect score! Key Aspects… I have yet to ever give a book 5 stars in a book review or on Goodreads, take that as a sign that there is literally nothing I could suggest to improve this book. The world building is so intricately beautiful & immersive. I could…

  • Ashes [book review]

    Ashes [book review]

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    4 out of 5, pretty darn fantastic! Key Aspects… Ashes is a dystopian set in America focusing on Alex a 17 year old orphan girl with a brain tumour. Having been in touch with the author for several months a few years back I have some insight into the ideas behind this novel series and…

  • Six of Crows [book review]

    Six of Crows [book review]

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    4 out of 5, I was super impressed! Key Aspects… Wow oh wow! This was my first dive into Leigh Bardugo & I was totally blown away. I picked it up at the bookshop because #bookstagram was crazy obsessed with it & I needed to know what the fuss was all about. YA is not…

  • The Queen of Nothing [book review]

    The Queen of Nothing [book review]

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    4 out of 5, it exceeded expectations! Key Aspects… If you read my book review of The Cruel Prince then you know that I dove into this series headfirst & couldn’t put it down… until I had to wait for book three that is. Well book three finally got released in November & so I…

  • The Cruel Prince [book review]

    The Cruel Prince [book review]

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    Sophie Melissa
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    3 out of 5, It’s pretty darn great! Key Aspects… Oh my god… oh my god… oh my god… this book. There aren’t enough words in the English language to fully express how much I adore this book, The Cruel Prince by Holly Black. I originally picked this book up for the simple reason that #bookstagram seemed…

  • The Savior’s Champion by Jenna Moreci [book review]

    The Savior’s Champion by Jenna Moreci [book review]

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    4 out of 5, I’m in love! Key Aspects… Tobias Kaya despises the concept of a competition to win the hand of a woman no one has ever met, but when it seems to be the only way to provide for his suffering mother & sister, he signs up. Will he even survive the extreme…